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| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Online publication date | 2010-09-15 |
| Title | Children psoriasis and psychosocial factors |
| Author | Kahramon Khaitov |
| Abstract | Psoriasis is common inflammatory skin disease. A total 156 children with different clinical form of psoriasis were included in study. The age of examined patients was from 7 to 14 years, middle age is 9.3±0.6. The manifestation of disease was marked 5.4±0.4 years. The aim of this paper is to research the psychosocial impact on children affected by the psoriasis at the manifestation and recurrent stage of the disease. The psycho-social surrounding of the child significantly changes the duration of the disease. |
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| Keywords | Childhood psoriasis, psychosocial trigger factors. |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.15208/mhsj.2010.40 |
| Pages | 25-28 |
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